Kent Brockman [2000] Crustcoreviolence 7"

Powerviolence from Germany. I don't really know much about these guys except for that they've obviously spent a lot of time listening to early 90s Spazz records.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Righteous Bastards

2. Zeichen Der Zeit

3. Not My Way

4. Verstand

5. Financial Wealth

6. Choice

7. A Fact You Can't Ignore

8. Smooth Talker

9. Still Not Punk Enough?

10. Four

11. Legal For Yourself

12. Not Even Better

13. Problems

Download

Let the Right One In

Let the Right One In is a Swedish vampire movie that deals with the young, bullied Oskar his new neighbor Eli, (pronounced Ellie) and the friendship that grows between the two. Unbeknown to Oskar, Eli is a 200 yr. old vampire forever stuck in the body of a 12 yr old girl. This, however, doesn't come between the feelings of young love and their burgeoning relationship. The movie is well shot and does an excellent job conveying the feeling of isolation in this Swedish community. The special effects are all believable, with only a CGI cat scene standing out. Given the nature of the scene, the cats are more than passable and don't detract from the movie. This is much more of a drama than an action flick, so those looking for a balls out vampire movie will be disappointed, but if you're looking for a vampire movie that's unlike any other vampire movie you've seen, I say check this one out. It should be noted there's an American version that's in post production by Matt Reeves, the director of Cloverfield, but why wait for that one when the original got everything right to begin with.

Michael Parkes

Michael Parkes

"In the course of preparing many Imaginary Realism exhibitions and publications, I encounter hundreds of art works in the genre. Time and time again, Michael Parkes manages to surprise me. His recent work shows a new mastery. His compositions are extremely powerful and sophisticated; even a detail from one of his paintings could remain a free-standing work of art. We cannot pass by one of his new works without stopping in wonder. This magnetic allure can only be evoked by the truly great Masters, and Parkes is one of them. His place in art history is now being established."

-- Marcel Salome, Amsterdam, 2008

Kaleidoscopic Sky

These are mostly recent tunes from various psychedelic and experimental bands.

Download.

Interstellar Cosmic Galactic Asimov Mix

For those of you who I forgot to send this to on Facebook. - 

      

      I made two mixes based on two correlating Asimov short stories that were a revelation to me when I first read them (and still are). I chose the tracks as I reread the stories to capture the vibe I got from them. The mixes cover lots of genre territory including space ambient, psychedelia, ambient black metal (if you count the Negura track as bm), electronic, and prog. I believe my main mission in compiling this was to share Asimov with some who may be uninitiated with his work. I'm proud of the theme and I hope people get as much out of the combination of the stories and music as I have. I included pdf files of each of the stories in their respective folders. I included the stories so the music could accompany the read.

       These mixes will hopefully find themselves on the blog Sludge Swamp, but they may not, since they sit on the exterior of the typical genre confines of that blog. I'd love some feedback. If it goes over well, I may start doing this more often.

Soundtrack to the Last Question 

Download.

Soundtrack to the Last Answer

Download.

Sub Oslo

Here's two full-lengths and a live album conjured up by a killer dub band from Denton, of all places. Seeing these guys open up for the heavy titans Sleep in September.

Dubs in the Key of Life (2000)

Download.

Live Liquid Room - Texas (2001)

Download.

The Rites of Dub (2003)

Download.